The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1887-02-12

and then bia3es away MI iIsflsf lAj +
are on dead run. have ~
many valuable pointers lis Efe Easfli
of long experience, ana Ssot i HIN 4
| them for the benefit OF those linn 5ssssl.
| q notion to try their h&nd Ak lkins
antelope. When a band scaflts & } seeI
/ You they run across the wind E6r BON
nine hundred or one thousand n
and then turn and run STRAIGHT s III
wind. The species are victims 81 iii
tense curiosity and at times have walked
straight into death-traps, an the SThils
knowing and scenting danger. v8t a
unbounded ID their curiosity to sfSvesti,
gate strange and unusual objects fhaI
they areunable to withstand the tengSsta.
Il tion to look alittle deeper and satisVthis
4 truly feminine instinct. Al hunter Ia full
knowledge of this failing either asags
them or sticks weeds into his hatWhi fs
crawling. So long as not seen and
particularly not understood, they will
i not run, but merely bound few skAps
at q time, then halt, or else run around
the strange object in circle. Even
II scented, though not seen, antelobe
| viii want to know more about YOU and
the object OF your visit before TAKING
| to their heels. An excellent time II
| hunt them IS just before sunset and
sKlaen about 90 seek cover or d bed g. 81
/ kp The ieewarsI and between them and
/ the sam hen tile latter il hbonf "a
drop behind the hills; then wa n slowly
toWaE the game with as little motion
/ eS possiblH Unless scented there L
ilhtle danger Of disturbance Of a
lehts for this particular animal, 6el
with such keen eyesight, can not
see any thing that is between them and
the sun. Ihaye often approached TO
within one hundred yards Of a baud by
adopting the tactics named, and vel
they did not become alarmed Buffalo
will also pass to the windward, like
their cousins of the antelope family,
but they will stand no such foo1ishness
as sun blindness. A red flannel SHIRT
IS extremely fascinating to ANTELOPE:
also a red handkerchief or any thino,
else OF a crimson hue. AS d rule
these ANIMALS browse In small bands 81
fifty or sixty, and if in large numbers
among the foothills, on tho open
prairie. or elsewhere, close examine
ton will discover them to be congre.
gated in smaller groups of four or 1--WE
dozen, who, amid the multitude, keen
closely herded among themselves.
They are neat, clean cut, handsome.
and as dainty as lady in their diet,
feeding as they do on the tenderest
stalks of grass and the delightful
prairie clover. Astonishing as itimay
seem, a crippled animal is, or appears
to be, the tieetest of them all, as he
generally takes the lead, the whole
band following whittier he goes.
lonce made an important discovery
IN hunting which l have frequently
tried on antelope with marvellous sue
cess. 1t is to load with two ball in
stead OF one. The method named is of
no service whatever except at short
range. At distances beyond two hum
dred yards and even little less il
proves a failure; but have found it to
work like charm at one hundred and
fifty yards and under. Antelope are
such everlasting flyers that after being
shot TO death they run a tremendous
distance before falling; but in the case
OF catching two balls instead of one,
| have never known an ante.
lope to run more than fifty
yards before going to grass. |
For the Springfield breech- loader.
which use on all my hunting trips,
besides the ordinary cartridge case |
which holds the charge of powder and
the eonical bullet, weighing five hnn-4
bred grains, also carry round ball, |
the caliber of the gun, which / first in
sert in the breech and then shove the
metal cartridge in afterwards. At one
hundred yards the spread is not more
han three inches, and at one hundred /
md fifty yards both shots are pretty
ept to catch the beast somewhere. it.l
$ surprising how quickly an anlelopesl
will come to a halt with two bullets
hot through him instead of one.
Speaking of their tenacity for hold
ng on to this world, | will relate cir
which occurred in this
not long since, and of the
ruthfulness of which there can be no
question.
An antelope was killed by a hunter,
Who found imbedded in the flesh of the
nimal knife nearly ten inches in
ength, including handle and blade.
We often hear of human beings carry
ng on their persons and in their flesh
n ounce or two of lead, which after
citing down into some quiet spot is
card of no more and gives little
rouble thereafter. But who ever
card of an antelope with half-pound
nife sticking in its body and none the
7orse for itp The animal in question
then killed was in fine condition, fat.
nd plump, and apparently in no way
lsabled from its remarkable wound.
he knife extended on the right side
the neck, just before the shoulder.
assing about half an inch from the
cart, the point sticking into rib,
hitch evidently held it in place. The
hole knife was covered by the skin.
he wood part of the handle fell in
ieces as the knife was being taken
ut, showing that it had been confined
n some time. Evidently it must have
cen IN the flesh for years, as the wood
ad decayed and the skin of the animal
ad entirely covered the butt of the
eapon. How ever the instrument
arne to be in such strange place
lust forever remain a mystery. Prob
ply some Indian came suddenly upon
he animal and. having no weapon
andy, threw the knife al the buck.
here it lode hh-s Described Ger. ,